System vs Rebirth

After giving Elaine some food, Jessi waited until the heavy rain stopped before leaving Elaine alone.

Because of what she had done, Elaine's will to survive increased. However, her willpower alone wouldn't be enough.

The fatigue had caught up to her. In addition, the cold had become even more severe.

The voice of the people kept ringing in her head, her body became extremely weak, and her breath was unstable.

She looked like she was about to collapse soon. The hot sun couldn't be compared to the hot temperature of her body.

"Ha… Ha…" Elaine panted a few times. Her body started convulsing. Hunger and thirst might not have been a problem anymore, but her consciousness had become fuzzy.

'This is not good. I still have to continue.'

Elaine kept muttering inwardly, trying to persist as much as possible. But after grueling seven days, she passed out.

…

Two hours later.

Elaine opened her eyes, looking an unfamiliar ceiling.

'Mhmm? Aren't I supposed to be looking at the ground?' Elaine thought before snapping. She hurriedly rose from the bed and looked around, realizing that she was inside a house. And Jessi was in front of her, taking care of her. "What…"

"You passed out. Don't move too much for now. Your fever is still severe."

"What have you done? I have to go back! My family is at stake." Elaine tried to jump off the bed, but Jessi stopped her. "At least rest for a bit. It's been seven days, so the lord shouldn't be coming back soon."

Elaine wanted to refute, but the word stuck in her throat. Instead, she changed it into another question. "Why do you help me? Do you know that you'll be in trouble if you help me? I have done a lot of bad things to your territory!"

"It's your family, right? Not you personally." Jessi shook her head helplessly. "Besides, how foolish are you… If you want to repent, you should live on instead of dying. Death is just an escape. If you feel bad for people, you should spend your life making them happy. That's just my own thought… I think the nobles can't understand such a simple thing."

"That's… not true." Elaine bit her lips.

Looking at her grunted expression, Jessi stood up. "I won't stop you from going back, but eat something first."

Jessi went to the back to grab some food, leaving Elaine alone.

Elaine was contemplating. She had looked down on the people because they were uneducated or their lives were cheap. But because of Jessi, she thought she was the one imposing her own ideal on them.

Unfortunately, she didn't have a lot of time to think about it as the outside was bustling with people.

"…coming!"

"The Lord…"

"…coming!"

Elaine couldn't help but hear some voices from the outside. She raised her head, wondering why it suddenly became too noisy.

"The Lord is coming!"

heard the message clearly, she panicked. Right now, she isn't kneeling in front of the

fact that

to her room, she only found an empty

rushed to the mansion barefoot, trying to reach the spot before

Noel was already waiting for

ghostly pale. As if noticing her presence, Noel

Elaine immediately kneeled once again, her body was shaking

here?" Noel asked while pointing at the spot

to say.

cold. "Don't tell

the other hand, if she

replied, "No. That's not

all knew about what happened in the past few

she collapsed, Jessi was the one who

have for me? How are you going

up with something, but the fatigue was still too much for her body. She couldn't think

as his body leaked out some spiritual energy, pressuring Elaine. "Don't tell me. Despite all

Her family was going to die because of this anyway, so why would she hold back in the last phase of her

No commoner dared to refuse the order of a noble! A mere peasant should just follow

bystanders were surprised, not by her words, but by her voice. The more she spoke, the more her voice was shaking. It was clear that she didn't mean it. In fact, she said all those words just so that Noel could direct his anger at her and at her

on the ground, applying more pressure. His eyes were now filled with killing

blood as the pressure was crushing down on her body. The road underneath her started to crack. Yet Elaine still raised her head, glaring at Noel as if telling him

few seconds, but her consciousness became fuzzy. Before she knew it, she had lost

his sword and said coldly, "In that

people looked pale. Some were trying to look away or bring the

appeared and

while saying, "Are you the one helping

answered without

a moment

that everyone has the right to live. Just like how I, a lowly prostitute, am

will think that this territory can be bullied, and all of you will experience a lot of suffering because people think they can

world. You are the Lord the people need because you are kind, you help all of us. I don't want my lord

the others. "Do you think the same? After all, all of you are the ones impacted the most. Think

to do. Jessi was saying what they wanted to say. They didn't

of Noel. He was the kid who threw a rock at

and tried to stop him, but looking at this kid, they saw several people falling to their knees, making the parents wonder if they should

the past few days and how she remained still no matter

said, if she wanted to atone for her mistake, she should survive

kneeling on the ground, begging for

if he were contemplating whether to execute or not. In the end,

a long minute, Noel finally

See whether she is

Rose nodded and turned around. "Bring her inside and

moved. With this decision, they felt a bit relieved since they should be spared from any punishment as well because of